Summary Notice and Notice of Intended Procurement
This Summary Notice and Notice of Intended Procurement is issued by Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat and its participating agencies (“CEA FRANCOachat”) for procurements covered by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and/or the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement to provide summary information in relation to specific procurement, as detailed below.
A. Summary Notice
1. Subject Matter of Procurement
Architectural and Multi-Discipline Services – Multiple Projects
This Request for Quotations (the “RFQ”) is an invitation by Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat and its participating agencies (“CEA FRANCOachat”) to prospective respondents to submit non-binding quotations for Architectural and Multi-Discipline Services – Multiple Projects, as further described in Section A of the RFQ Particulars (Appendix D) (the “Deliverables”).
The Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat (CEA FRANCOachat) is a shared service organization providing procurement services for member school boards in the province of Ontario. This competitive procurement process is being completed on behalf of the following school board:
Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord
631-C Chippewa West
North Bay, ON P1B 6G8
Hereinafter, the above-named school board is referred to as “Board” unless otherwise specified.
This competitive procurement process ("Process") is an invitation for Architectural Consultant Services for the following projects:
Project #DescriptionLocationConstruction
Budget
1Partial roof membrane replacement and various architectural, mechanical and electrical renewals ÉÉC La Résurrection, Sturgeon Falls$1,250,000
2 Various architectural, mechanical and electrical renewalsÉÉC Lorrain, Bonfield$325,000
3Site drainage improvements and new bus drop-offÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-d’Youville, Verner$1,000,000
4 Various architectural, mechanical and electrical renewalsÉÉC Saint-Raymond, North Bay$775,000
5 Various architectural, mechanical and electrical renewalsÉSC Algonquin, North Bay$1,500,000
6Miscellaneous building envelop repairs interior finish renewalÉSC Franco-Cité, Sturgeon Falls$875,000
Projects may be added, modified or cancelled as required by the Board.
2. How to Obtain Relevant Documents
Documents may be downloaded from CEA FRANCOachat’s online portal at:
https://francoachat.bonfirehub.ca/portal
Minimum system requirements are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Javascript must be enabled.
Technical support is available by contacting Bonfire at Support@GoBonfire.com, or visiting Bonfire’s help forum at https://bonfirehub.zendesk.com/hc.
3. Submission Deadline
The submission deadline for this solicitation is Thursday, October 13, 2021 02:00:00 PM.
B. Notice of Intended Procurement
1. Procuring Entity’s Name and Address
Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat’s participating agencies, as defined within the Documents.
2. Contact Information
Name: Jamie Boisvert
Telephone Number: 1 833 8 ACHATS (1 833 822-4287)
Email: info@FRANCOachat.ca
3. Time-Frame for Delivery, Duration of Contract and Extension Options
It is anticipated that the resulting contract will be awarded on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
4. Language of Submissions
Unless otherwise indicated, all submissions shall be in English.
5. Submission Deadline Date and Time
The submission deadline for this solicitation is Thursday, October 13, 2022, 02:00:00 PM.
6. Location of Submission
Proposals must be submitted through CEA FRANCOachat’s online portal at:
https://francoachat.bonfirehub.ca/portal
Submissions by other methods will not be accepted.
Minimum system requirements are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Javascript must be enabled.
Proponents should contact Bonfire at Support@GoBonfire.com for technical questions related to submissions, or visit Bonfire’s help forum at https://bonfirehub.zendesk.com/hc.
7. Date of Non-Mandatory Site Visits or Pre-Bid Meetings
Please see the Timetable below.
8. Details of Non-Mandatory Site Visits or Pre-Bid Meetings
Non mandatory site visits are the following:
Project #Location(s)Date & Time of Site Visit(s)
3École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-d’Youville
73 rue Principale Est, Verner, ONSeptember 27, 2022 @ 09 :00 AM (Local Time)
1École élémentaire catholique La Résurrection
136 rue Third, Sturgeon Falls, ONSeptember 27, 2022 @ 09 :45 AM (Local Time)
6École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité
90, rue Main, Sturgeon Falls, ONSeptember 27, 2022 @ 12:00 PM (Local Time)
2École élémentaire catholique Lorrain
245 rue Yonge, Bonfield, ONSeptember 29, 2022 @ 09 :00 AM (Local Time)
4École élémentaire catholique Saint-Raymond
22 avenue Borge, North Bay, ONSeptember 29, 2022 @ 10 :15 AM (Local Time)
5École secondaire catholique Algonquin
555 avenue Algonquin, North Bay, ONSeptember 29, 2022 @ 11:00 AM (Local Time)
9. CFTA/CETA
Unless otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable exceptions and exclusions, this solicitation is covered by Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, and, where the contract value meets or exceeds applicable contract value thresholds, by the Chapter 19 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
